Growing up on a farm in Southwestern Colorado I experienced firsthand the solace and majesty of Mother Nature in my formative years. As I matured, this guiding light followed me throughout my long, circuitous journey in life. No matter what job I undertook (and there were many!), no matter what continent or province I called home (ditto), I always found myself gravitating towards the sensations and experiences I had whilst in intimate connection with the natural world.

As my vagabond days concluded and it came time to select a career I asked how I could still maintain such profound relationship with nature while also helping others gain access to this almighty healing source as well. Having grown up in the backyard of one of the most prestigious wilderness therapy programs in the country, Open Sky Wilderness Therapy, I realized my destiny was to return to the very town where I was born and combine all my disparate interests into my newly-found passion as a wilderness therapist.

Unfortunately just as I was arriving Open Sky was going, and though I managed to squeeze in a year of utterly life-changing family therapy work, Open Sky officially closed its doors in February of 2024.